The Event

This week the UK banned Hasan Piker from entering the country, claiming his presence was “not conducive to the public good” — but it’s clearly over his stance on Gaza. He was due to speak at SXSW London and the Oxford Union.

Two years ago, Germany did the same to Yanis Varoufakis, banned around a pro-Palestine conference in Berlin. 

Hasan and Yanis compare notes: liberal governments silencing people over Gaza, a free-speech right that goes quiet when the speech is pro-Palestinian, and what the left does about it.

When opposing a genocide gets you barred at the border, what’s left of “free speech”? Join us live! Hosted by Mehran Khalili